On this day (25 May) in 1971 defender Howard White signed professional forms for Manchester City. White had a very unlucky career at Maine Road. He had alread made his debut on 24 April 1971 in a controversial League game with Liverpool.
Basically, Liverpool were enjoying a busy, competitive season and decided to rest several key players. This was against League rules and as City had also fielded a side that seemed to be relatively inexperienced, the League investigated.
The game ended 2-2 and the League eventually fined Liverpool for fielding a weakened side, but judged that City had managed to field their strongest side considering injuries etc. For White the game was a low point as he suffered a broken ankle shortly before half time and was never again able to make a first team appearance.
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